Snips

At certain times, it may be tempting to shortchange our values, cheating ever so slightly. Who will know? Who will ever find out? The answer to that question is that you will know. This is not the small self, but the great I AM, the part of us that is Divine, and therefore, all-knowing. Whatever we think we might save – time or money – by skimping on our ethics is minimal compared to the price we pay, the cost of our own identity.
Mary Manin Morrissey

AA Thought for the Day / Each of us has to do something each day -- work in an office or a factory, soldier, take care of a house, or whatever. None of us has to understand God or worry about things beyond our control. We can indulge in the luxury of not-worrying. Any of us can handle just one day. We don't have to try fixing up the whole world. We simply stop messing in God's business. When we stop messing and stop worrying, we have turned our will and our lives over to God (or Good) as we understand (or don't understand) Him. / 1973 AAWS, Came to Believe, p. 116

We seem to want our relationships to fix whatever we perceive to be wrong with us. Now, I have a problem with this whole "fixing" concept. In the first place, we're not broken — we're simply human.
Of course we've got some sore spots, bruises, and wounds that haven't healed yet, but if we can just wake up, we can ultimately become our own doctor in these areas. I'm not talking about slapping a Band-Aid on the past and letting it fester for another day. I'm talking about really allowing ourselves to heal from the core of the internal trauma.
The more we can let go of the self-criticism, the higher the degree of healing will be. Only then will our relationships with each other improve, because love can't truly exist without self-awareness. Love is a conscious choice, whose genesis lies in basic respect for one's self.
Wyatt Webb

It is said that anyone can count the number of seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed. Actually, there are an infinite number of apples in a seed; how many actually come forth is a result only of cultivation. At this moment there are infinite number of ideas and talents within you, ideas that can change your life as well as that of millions -- who knows, maybe the whole planet.
Alan Cohen

Ask for what you need and want. Ask to be taught the right questions. Ask to be answered. Ask for the Divine Plan of your life to unfold through joy. Ask politely. Ask with passion. Ask with a grateful heart and you will be heard.
Sarah Ban Breathnach

As we lose the fear of love, we become more aware of the rich range of
feelings that are part of our human experience.
Doreen Virtue

... reality stands before them, yet they don't see it, because what you call real is just the mirror image of your expectations.
Deepak Chopra

Take my hand. We will walk. We will only walk. We will enjoy our walk without thinking of arriving anywhere.
Thich Nhat Hanh